Operating Forward

On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and Civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence fails, win our Nation’s wars. It is not possible to share every aspect of this global team but, through this …

Right now your Navy is 100% on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training in the waters off the coast of Virginia or forward deployed to the South China Sea, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval …

“Together with our allies and partners, we will continue our commitment to maritime security and freedom of the seas in the Asia-Pacific region. We tangibly demonstrate this commitment through credible, purposeful forward presence. Our presence must prioritize the current war-fighting readiness necessary to operate as an effective force across …

“Revitalizing our amphibious competencies does not mean conducting operations as we did in 1942, 1950, 1990, or even 2000, but how we would do it now, with our current joint and naval operating concepts.” – Adm. J. C. Harvey Jr., Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12) is bringing together …

Right now your Navy is 100% on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training in the waters off the coast of Virginia or forward deployed to the South China Sea, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval …

This is the sixth blog post written by Rear Admiral Craig Faller, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Three. John C. Stennis Strike Group is currently operating forward in the fifth fleet area of operations as part of a scheduled 7 month deployment. They are also our Navy Facebook Command of the …